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soldiers the last count have been killed in afghanistan, plus a 5000 in iraq. so that leaves us with 7000 americans dead since 9/11. how do you justify that as a c? putting aside all of, the terrible financial wasted finances on these wars? and just in terms of american lives, how can you say when we, osama bin laden, he is smiling somewhere in hell right now because we have done ourselves in by perpetuating this war, ma when it should and finished in 2001. >> guest: look, i sit c- initially, but probably, you know, more as i was noting earlier, probably closer to a d. i certainly wouldn't give it a passing grade. look, it's very true. we've lost more than 7000 americans on the battlefields of iraq and afghanistan since 9/11, plus nearly 3000 americans who died in the towers and the pentagon. had we not surged and left afghanistan as the way it sort of was when president obama took office, i think, far greater likelihood that the taliban would be controlling larger parts of the country and may well be in a position or well have been in a position choose have sw
soldiers the last count have been killed in afghanistan, plus a 5000 in iraq. so that leaves us with 7000 americans dead since 9/11. how do you justify that as a c? putting aside all of, the terrible financial wasted finances on these wars? and just in terms of american lives, how can you say when we, osama bin laden, he is smiling somewhere in hell right now because we have done ourselves in by perpetuating this war, ma when it should and finished in 2001. >> guest: look, i sit c-...
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led invasion of iraq in 2003. the syrian government was looking the other way or even supporting jihaddists who were entering into iraq and killing american and allies forces. so the u.s. and syria were on opposite sides of the street, to say the least. he survived that. he survived the association with the assassination of former lebanese prime minister in february of 2005, in a damning un report that was leaked that held syria responsible. he survived all that and actually emerged in somewhat flying colors by 2008-2009, accepted back into the regional order, into the international community, even representatives at an anational plows meeting to jump start the arab-israeli peace talk. so i think he developed a sense of survivalism. he and his supporters. to the point where, when you have another challenge, and the most serious to date, obviously, since march 2011 and continuing today, that sense of triumphantism, that they're on the right side of history, sense of destiny, and i sincerely believe if i talked to h
led invasion of iraq in 2003. the syrian government was looking the other way or even supporting jihaddists who were entering into iraq and killing american and allies forces. so the u.s. and syria were on opposite sides of the street, to say the least. he survived that. he survived the association with the assassination of former lebanese prime minister in february of 2005, in a damning un report that was leaked that held syria responsible. he survived all that and actually emerged in somewhat...
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he came from northern iraq. and it turns out the israeli police, some of them were the kurdish jews. >> guest: he was grieved. they could not visit back and forth with all of the changes. israelis cannot go to bethlehem. he was really sad and they missed his friends. >> but it is a rare to speak aramaic as your native tongue. i don't know if there's any left. >> guest: just in the church with the liturgy. this man told a story before he went to israel, he was a priest that was devoted to st. mary. this one year for covered when then came to the fees to and after they had finished they went to him. they asked if they could go in the church. he said sure. they pulled off the avails and fell on their faces and wept and prayed and he tried to understand. then he said may i ask you what happened? one of them said they were armenian children kidnapped and married to muslim men but they had never forgotten their faith. they came whenever they could to pray. there are still a priest in churches preaching to the muslim c
he came from northern iraq. and it turns out the israeli police, some of them were the kurdish jews. >> guest: he was grieved. they could not visit back and forth with all of the changes. israelis cannot go to bethlehem. he was really sad and they missed his friends. >> but it is a rare to speak aramaic as your native tongue. i don't know if there's any left. >> guest: just in the church with the liturgy. this man told a story before he went to israel, he was a priest that was...
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and afghanistan, and in iraq, we did an excellent job of going after individual bad guys from, really, from the start of the war up until the end. there were notable successes like capturing hussein, and so forth, joint special operations command became this amazing machine conducting the dozen raids a night in iraq, but it was really not sufficient to win the war until we did other things, until we had what would be known as full spectrum killing insurgency which meant more than killing or camturing leaders, and it meant security operations, also, dealing, in a limited way, dealing with the economic and social concerns, reaching out, for example, to tribes, trying to bring them into the -- the sunni tribes, bringing them into the larger structure of iraqi governments. you know, the kill or capture piece is essential, but it's just one piece of the larger puzzle, and if we foous on that alone, we're not successful in the bat 8 going on in the muse -- battle going on in the muslim world. we are favoring the kill and capture piece, especially in places like pakistan and yemen, somalia t
and afghanistan, and in iraq, we did an excellent job of going after individual bad guys from, really, from the start of the war up until the end. there were notable successes like capturing hussein, and so forth, joint special operations command became this amazing machine conducting the dozen raids a night in iraq, but it was really not sufficient to win the war until we did other things, until we had what would be known as full spectrum killing insurgency which meant more than killing or...
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you said even if iraq, even if everything turned out great and iraq somehow became an american ally and quote space it would still hard and this struck me come iraq underlined a key element in the mind-set of some of the projection of american power always had a moral result so it is an argument that iraq was fundamentally immoral. >> even the democracies that have the best intentions can take actions that have in morrill results depending on how they carry it out and how well they think things through not just one step in advance but five moves ahead of the time. that's why this gets me to a discussion later on in the book about the realism and what i say is what israel is on? it is more the sensibility than a philosophy. it's about you recognize interest overvalues because if you recognize interest you will be very careful about where you get involved overseas and if you recognize interest you will respect the interest of other nations and their allies compromise. whereas if you make the war out of the values purely coming you are liable to demonize your opponent as an immoral simply
you said even if iraq, even if everything turned out great and iraq somehow became an american ally and quote space it would still hard and this struck me come iraq underlined a key element in the mind-set of some of the projection of american power always had a moral result so it is an argument that iraq was fundamentally immoral. >> even the democracies that have the best intentions can take actions that have in morrill results depending on how they carry it out and how well they think...
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it was to be a sniper on christmas day in iraq. this book is truly one-of-a-kind. not only do we have stories on the battlefield with bullets by your head, you also going to read those touching stories from the mothers who have lost their sons. matthew freeman, andrew torres, they are truly gut-wrenching and touching at the same time. >> we wrote this book to connect to the american people who want to know more about how those serbs after 9/11. >> over the last two months we have received is just amazing, humbling feedback about the book. thousands of of people of britain and in asking how they can do did more. >> we started patriot league. it's a campaign that from now until saturday september 15, all the proceeds from our book go to eight amazing veteran organizations. they're the ones doing the heavy lifting. they help veterans transition from the uniform to civilian life. they support the families of the fallen. they paid the ultimate sacrifice who need our help today and in the years to come. >> if you're watching this video,
it was to be a sniper on christmas day in iraq. this book is truly one-of-a-kind. not only do we have stories on the battlefield with bullets by your head, you also going to read those touching stories from the mothers who have lost their sons. matthew freeman, andrew torres, they are truly gut-wrenching and touching at the same time. >> we wrote this book to connect to the american people who want to know more about how those serbs after 9/11. >> over the last two months we have...
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mcmaster went into iraq prepared for the unknown. most of our commanders did not. most notably i would say lieutenant general ricardo sanchez who strikingly, basically, had iraq blow up in his face and went home 'em bittered because he wasn't promoted to four stars as if somehow i did my one year, i'm entitle today a promotion. that sent of entitlement is a new thing in the army, the sense that we are above questioning. i worry a bit that as a nation we try to honor and support the p troops so much that we kind of include the generals in that not understanding that one way to support the troops is to give them good leadership. they deserve better leadership. they deserve the best leadership we can give them. we are not giving it to them right now. >> isn't -- and one of the arguments is that really we have a much vaster but also more professionalized army than the post-world war i force that marshall had an urgent imperative to turn into a real fighting force to begin world war ii and that, you know, firing is not necessarily a sign of good leadership or good manag
mcmaster went into iraq prepared for the unknown. most of our commanders did not. most notably i would say lieutenant general ricardo sanchez who strikingly, basically, had iraq blow up in his face and went home 'em bittered because he wasn't promoted to four stars as if somehow i did my one year, i'm entitle today a promotion. that sent of entitlement is a new thing in the army, the sense that we are above questioning. i worry a bit that as a nation we try to honor and support the p troops so...
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because then you invade iraq come you are able to go into iraq without the risk of the iraqi nuclear. thus go back to 1973. i'm sure some jewish people and the audience and for us, the jewish people yom kippur is the holiest day of the year, where we go to the shore, we pray 1973 turn yom kippur. even though i thought i knew everything before i wrote the book. when i was doing the research i learned myself a lot. i found out 1973 congress by surprise, were almost an appointment would've lost the war. in the middle of the war, we can go to the sea. it's not the war in vietnam or afghanistan. it means rout of the game to make it to a crucial point in the first day of the war that we were invaded from both france and in washington sent a telegram to the embassies, which is not far away and i might telegram there was a message from kissinger, secretary of the state department, telling us the israelis, wait. hold your horses. do not take action because kissinger is going to move on with provided doctors. when the telegram was sent from the state department to the embassy during yom kippur,
because then you invade iraq come you are able to go into iraq without the risk of the iraqi nuclear. thus go back to 1973. i'm sure some jewish people and the audience and for us, the jewish people yom kippur is the holiest day of the year, where we go to the shore, we pray 1973 turn yom kippur. even though i thought i knew everything before i wrote the book. when i was doing the research i learned myself a lot. i found out 1973 congress by surprise, were almost an appointment would've lost...
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. >> who ran iraq? >> iraq was run by a baathist regime. the arab world was divided between conservatives and radicals. the conservatives being jordan, the persian gulf states and radicals being egypt, syria and iraq and nigeria. >> where was arafat? >> he was running an organization called al-fat. out of damascus at the time, conducting terrorist operations against israel with the specific objective -- long term objective of creating instability in the middle east and dragging the whole area into war. i open this book, the discussion of the 1967 war, with al-fat's first terrorist operation against israel on new year's eve 1965. it was an aborted operation. then i show how a series of these attacks led to an escalation of tensions in the middle east and eventually succeeded in plunging the region into war, far beyond the expectations of even the syrians who were promoting these operations. >> now, you mentioned nasser earlier. where was sadat? >> sadat was an underlink of nasser, spokesman of the national assembly, a person not highly regar
. >> who ran iraq? >> iraq was run by a baathist regime. the arab world was divided between conservatives and radicals. the conservatives being jordan, the persian gulf states and radicals being egypt, syria and iraq and nigeria. >> where was arafat? >> he was running an organization called al-fat. out of damascus at the time, conducting terrorist operations against israel with the specific objective -- long term objective of creating instability in the middle east and...
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forces in northern iraq. in the wake of these arrests, dhs secretary janet napolitano and others have publicly knowledged security screens have been expanded to more than 58,000 iraqi refugees who have already been settled in the united states. according to press reports this february, intelligence indicates the threat posed by refugees with ties to al qaeda is much broader than previously believed. fbi director robert mueller stated last year during congressional testimony before the house intelligence committee that he continues to be concerned with quotes, individuals who have been resettled here in the united states that have some assist the haitian with al qaeda and iraq. there's also reports an immigration authorities have given the fbi with a 370 iraqi refugees for further investigation. but the emergence of al qaeda affiliates across north africa and the middle east, the influx ofa q. i. fighters into jordan, were jordanian intelligence officials have a large-scale terror plots in october and into syr
forces in northern iraq. in the wake of these arrests, dhs secretary janet napolitano and others have publicly knowledged security screens have been expanded to more than 58,000 iraqi refugees who have already been settled in the united states. according to press reports this february, intelligence indicates the threat posed by refugees with ties to al qaeda is much broader than previously believed. fbi director robert mueller stated last year during congressional testimony before the house...
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thee most critical inflection point in this was the -- in gadhafi's downward trajectory was the war in iraq. once this was underway, you know, the stage was set for two competing and rather disinjen narratives told by gadhafi to his people and the bush administration and the west to its people. the west, the story, you know, put forth on our side was that gadhafi was essentially unrepenitent up until point about lockerb iring's e, other terrorist activities, weapons of mass destruction, until the point he saw hussein pulled out of the spider hole, and -- the problem, of course, was that gadhafi had been suing for peace -- documented efforts dating back to 1992 just after the sanctions were starting to be, the u.n. sanctions started to kick in, and they were, you know, at least ten documented attempts by gadhafi where gadhafiments the -- wants the international community to agree to let him back in, create the conditions for reversal, and so that narrative is not quite accurate. the weapons of mass destruction as well. gadhafi had a tendency for years to collect large amounts of weapons whic
thee most critical inflection point in this was the -- in gadhafi's downward trajectory was the war in iraq. once this was underway, you know, the stage was set for two competing and rather disinjen narratives told by gadhafi to his people and the bush administration and the west to its people. the west, the story, you know, put forth on our side was that gadhafi was essentially unrepenitent up until point about lockerb iring's e, other terrorist activities, weapons of mass destruction, until...
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the new generation at the iranian iraq war. the iran-iraq war and world war i for german. the chairman's coming out of world war i were to get his wanted to correct the injustice of the past. but then, correct an injustice of the past is more important in making sure many a better country in the 1970s. unfortunately, we see many revolutionary guards. they no longer have the same week the clerics have both of these terrorist in order to control the population. particularly bair funded trials. we have people who oppose iran in the 1980s who today themselves have become prey to the system. they show up at trials in contrast agents agents for the cia and emi six. sometimes the public sometimes wonder how they have time during the week so they can provide services. of course no one believes that. no one. not a single iranian police these people who serve the revolution have completely become counterrevolutionaries. but the idea is to instigate and get into the hearts of the rainy process, telling them that somebody like mr. massari who researches in this server, if he is not sa
the new generation at the iranian iraq war. the iran-iraq war and world war i for german. the chairman's coming out of world war i were to get his wanted to correct the injustice of the past. but then, correct an injustice of the past is more important in making sure many a better country in the 1970s. unfortunately, we see many revolutionary guards. they no longer have the same week the clerics have both of these terrorist in order to control the population. particularly bair funded trials. we...
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the decision to, as of the first iraq war. also a decision made in the white house, the decision to go after the taliban. a decision by the white house. so in any drawdown that we are thinking about doing, and this one is going to inevitably be a drawdown. by the way, i think it is a great opportunity to discipline the pentagon. that is going to be a decision potentially vulnerable to political decisions in the white house about how one where and why and when american military force is going to be used. the dilemma that you have today is that this is not the more dangerous world. we have never been as secure as we are today, but the reality is, we don't know what's coming in the future. we don't know. and we therefore don't know what kinds of forces are going to need. i believe that we are not likely in any near-term future to meet the face of the deploy significant large american knowledge resources on a big invasion stabilization convention of were stabilization mission. in fact, the redraw concedes that. basically our guard
the decision to, as of the first iraq war. also a decision made in the white house, the decision to go after the taliban. a decision by the white house. so in any drawdown that we are thinking about doing, and this one is going to inevitably be a drawdown. by the way, i think it is a great opportunity to discipline the pentagon. that is going to be a decision potentially vulnerable to political decisions in the white house about how one where and why and when american military force is going to...
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troops in iraq and kuwait and iraq with vice president joe biden and general commander of u.s. troops, during the fighting in gaza. senator kc --casey has said we must prevent hamas, israel has the right to set up a naval blockade, key weapons to hamas and responsibility to protect its homeland. hamas is a terrorist organization that denies israel's right to exist and indiscriminately fired thousands of rockets in at towns, is a proxy for iran and an impediment to peace in the region and he goes on to say israel's citizens deserve to live without fear. as we move forward we must do all we can to break this unbreakable bond and as he heads to a second term i have no doubt he will do that. join me in welcoming our friend senator robert casey. [applause] >> thanks so much for that introduction. i am honored to be here for so many reasons. to follow the chairman, always an honor. it -- time grateful for that but especially glad to be here today because i almost wasn't, not in a dramatic way. we were all set to have a meeting and a vote that would involve the debt ceiling. as you kn
troops in iraq and kuwait and iraq with vice president joe biden and general commander of u.s. troops, during the fighting in gaza. senator kc --casey has said we must prevent hamas, israel has the right to set up a naval blockade, key weapons to hamas and responsibility to protect its homeland. hamas is a terrorist organization that denies israel's right to exist and indiscriminately fired thousands of rockets in at towns, is a proxy for iran and an impediment to peace in the region and he...
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learn from republican mistakes in iraq. we didn't have enough troops when they need 180,000 troops to secure the place. the person who said that was fired, but he was right. if there's not a follow-on force quickly to get involved after assad leaves, itst -- it will be all hell to pay. if the president believes we need force to prevent the weapons from killing thousands more, we stand with them and we'll have a resolution on the fore of the senate seeking congressional authorization to protect us and protect that chemical stockpile if necessary by military force. final thought. you could see this coming for a very long time. leading from behind is not working. saying that you can do a lot with a light footprint does not work. how many times do we have to make the same mistake before we realize there's no substitute for american leadership, and when we get involved, be smart about it. we all accept responsibility, but turn around and do what you did in iraq and syria is unexcusable. inexcusable. thank you. >> seeing there's
learn from republican mistakes in iraq. we didn't have enough troops when they need 180,000 troops to secure the place. the person who said that was fired, but he was right. if there's not a follow-on force quickly to get involved after assad leaves, itst -- it will be all hell to pay. if the president believes we need force to prevent the weapons from killing thousands more, we stand with them and we'll have a resolution on the fore of the senate seeking congressional authorization to protect...
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end of the war in iraq, beginning to draw down in the war in afghanistan. we have got to be ready for their arrival. by supporting their physical health, their emotional well being and their successful transition back into society. some of our returning service members will bear the visible and the invisible wounds of war. since 2001 nearly 250,000 men and women of the armed services have suffered traumatic brain injury. and many more remain undiagnosed. to care for them, this department instituted new guidance in september. we've built concussion restoration centers in theater, we've developed traumatic brain injury centers at many of our military bases around the world, and thanks to the efforts of our military medical professionals, we now have specific guidelines and treatments for what is one of the most elusive injuries that we've ever seen. .. >> the national intrepid center, told by the generous donation of the fisher family, is a world model, a world model for recuperating the human being, and not just treating the disease. let me also note, if i m
end of the war in iraq, beginning to draw down in the war in afghanistan. we have got to be ready for their arrival. by supporting their physical health, their emotional well being and their successful transition back into society. some of our returning service members will bear the visible and the invisible wounds of war. since 2001 nearly 250,000 men and women of the armed services have suffered traumatic brain injury. and many more remain undiagnosed. to care for them, this department...
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troops to leave iraq. that war came to an end. last year, we also participated in a complex but successful omission that helped them down gadhafi so it was a complex operation when you have that many nations involved in the mission, how did you decide to target's and determine who goes after those targets and yet, we were able to bring that kind of coordination together and serve to nato and the united states very well in that effort and it proves i think very much a model for how we should approach the future if we have to face that kind of a situation again. our military and intelligence operations, that's one of the things i'm very proud of over the last four years is the integration between intelligence and military operations when it comes to coping after terrorists over the last year, as a result of those operations, we continue to significantly weaken's al qaeda's leadership and put real pressure on their affiliate's. we are also now working to bring the conflict in afghanistan to a successful transition by the end of 2014.
troops to leave iraq. that war came to an end. last year, we also participated in a complex but successful omission that helped them down gadhafi so it was a complex operation when you have that many nations involved in the mission, how did you decide to target's and determine who goes after those targets and yet, we were able to bring that kind of coordination together and serve to nato and the united states very well in that effort and it proves i think very much a model for how we should...
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forces in northern iraq. in the wake of these arrests, dhs secretary janet napolitano and others have publicly acknowledged security screens have been expanded to more than 50,000 iraqi refugees who've already been settled in the united states. according to press reports this february, intelligence indicates that the threat posed by refugees with ties to al qaeda is much broader than previously believed.
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to attack iraq in 2003, ican jews significantly opposed it and opposed it in evenrea gr percentages in retroect as e u.s. invasion turned into a debale. in part,he opposition sprang from the fact that liberals generally oppose the war, but it also sprang from the fearf american jews that they would be scapegoated because of israel's warmongering and the prominent role jewish neoconservatives played in beating the drums of war. the same mix of factors, liberal ideology and fear of the dual loyalty charge almost ceinly accounts fothe reticence of american jews to suprt prime minister netanyahu's latest round of warmonring. althoh netanyahu allges that jews will face a second holocaust if and when iran acquires nuclear weapons, that president obama is a claimer lain-like -- chamberlain-like appeaser, and that a romney victory would be good for the jews, the latest american jewish committee poll shows that jews will still -- notwithstanding what mr. netanyahu says -- will still overwhelmingly vote for obama, they will still overwhelmingly approve -- they still overwhelmingly approve of how
to attack iraq in 2003, ican jews significantly opposed it and opposed it in evenrea gr percentages in retroect as e u.s. invasion turned into a debale. in part,he opposition sprang from the fact that liberals generally oppose the war, but it also sprang from the fearf american jews that they would be scapegoated because of israel's warmongering and the prominent role jewish neoconservatives played in beating the drums of war. the same mix of factors, liberal ideology and fear of the dual...
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john and i go way back to when we were in iraq together. another tough situation where we were trying to help promote space change in the middle east. i am only going to talk for about ten minutes and then i would welcome some questions and a little more of a discussion. so just listening to me drone on. i want to take just one minute and give you my sense of the situation on the ground and syria, which is changing. and those of you that are falling syria day-to-day will admit that. the armed opposition groups, the syrian army has made substantial gains on the ground over the past weeks and in particular in western syria has removed most of the government presents all the way through the provincial capital in the southeastern part of syria that borders iraq. the regime has had to pull out of the kurdish areas in the north and northeast the syrian government fell longer controls the border along the syrian turkish border with the exception of one border post on mediterranean they've lost control of most of the border along iraq. and now of c
john and i go way back to when we were in iraq together. another tough situation where we were trying to help promote space change in the middle east. i am only going to talk for about ten minutes and then i would welcome some questions and a little more of a discussion. so just listening to me drone on. i want to take just one minute and give you my sense of the situation on the ground and syria, which is changing. and those of you that are falling syria day-to-day will admit that. the armed...
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since the iraq war, hundreds of thousands of christians have fled iraq and gone to syria. apparently, syria was seen as more of a tolerant nation than iraq, even after the war. so will a rebel islamic government in syria tolerate or persecute christians? will a rebel islamic government institute the death penalty for blasphemy, the death penalty for conversion, the death penalty for apostasy? will we have true democracy? will we have a secular government or will we have a syrian rebel government that is less tolerant than what we currently have? in many ways, the arab spring has become the arab winter. in egypt, we have a leader of egypt from the muslim brotherhood. he was seen recently to recite amen as a radical cleric stood up and said death to israel, as a radical cleric stood up and said death to israel and anyone who supports them, the muslim brotherhood leader of egypt that came out of the arab spring is nodding his head in assent and seemed to be chanting amen. will the syrian rebels seek peace with israel or war? will the syrian rebels seek a secular government or
since the iraq war, hundreds of thousands of christians have fled iraq and gone to syria. apparently, syria was seen as more of a tolerant nation than iraq, even after the war. so will a rebel islamic government in syria tolerate or persecute christians? will a rebel islamic government institute the death penalty for blasphemy, the death penalty for conversion, the death penalty for apostasy? will we have true democracy? will we have a secular government or will we have a syrian rebel...
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went to iraq, he served our country. and since returning home to his family, he continues to serve in public service. he and his wife have two kids ages two and six their oakwood beach home. as sandy approached, pedro was very smart. he got his family and his children out. he got them to higher ground, to a safer place. unfortunately, he stayed, and the brutal winds hit his home and his community so hard, winds of unbelievable force, it blew his roof off, it collapsed the structure of his house, flood waters flowed in. with the rising water, he literally felt his life was at risk. he called his wife and kids to say goodbye. but he was a strong man and he endured. he actually was able to fight the storm waters and swam to safety to a neighbor's house. now, you'd think that was going to be the worst for pedro and his family but it's not. it's actually not. his house was completely destroyed. but as he's begun his efforts to rebuild, he's found roadblock after roadblock, challenge after challenge, and difficulty in that sma
went to iraq, he served our country. and since returning home to his family, he continues to serve in public service. he and his wife have two kids ages two and six their oakwood beach home. as sandy approached, pedro was very smart. he got his family and his children out. he got them to higher ground, to a safer place. unfortunately, he stayed, and the brutal winds hit his home and his community so hard, winds of unbelievable force, it blew his roof off, it collapsed the structure of his...
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but then we took our eye off the ball as many americans know, and we focused on iraq. what that allowed was the taliban to surge back in and, unfortunately, i think what we're seeing now is a period of a real mixed bag, if you will. there have been some real gains paid for by the lives and limbs of many americans, many american service members. and we have beaten back the taliban in places. security has improved. but there are real questions as to whether any of that can be sustained, when the after began government, whether it's army and police force will really be able to take the baton from american forces as they start coming home over the next couple of years. >> host: rajiv chandrasekaran, imperial life in the 'em regard city was about baghdad, little america is about afghanistan. >> you're watching booktv. and now the book "business networks in
but then we took our eye off the ball as many americans know, and we focused on iraq. what that allowed was the taliban to surge back in and, unfortunately, i think what we're seeing now is a period of a real mixed bag, if you will. there have been some real gains paid for by the lives and limbs of many americans, many american service members. and we have beaten back the taliban in places. security has improved. but there are real questions as to whether any of that can be sustained, when the...
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in iraq and afghanistan, i have revisited that stare. as you pass through a village with masses of guns and big armored personnel carriers and humvees, and be the look of confusion and alienation from average iraqis or afghans who just don't understand why we're rumbling through their streets that way is unmistakeable. i'll tell you, every diplomat worth their salt feels this tension and worries about the misimpression our security footprint can create in the minds of the very people that we're trying to reach, an impression that is starkly revealed on their faces when you're surrounded by gun-toting security personnel. so balancing our values and our interests with the risks race hermit in 21 -- risks inherent in 21st centurity proposal si is sort of fuld to the events raised by the bebb ghazi. -- benghazi. we need to be in the business of risk management, not risk avoidance. so there are costs, but that's no reason to retrench from the world, and it's no -- it is, i think, a reason to honor the memory of ambassador stevens and the othe
in iraq and afghanistan, i have revisited that stare. as you pass through a village with masses of guns and big armored personnel carriers and humvees, and be the look of confusion and alienation from average iraqis or afghans who just don't understand why we're rumbling through their streets that way is unmistakeable. i'll tell you, every diplomat worth their salt feels this tension and worries about the misimpression our security footprint can create in the minds of the very people that we're...
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le iraq 1, 2, afghanistan. but he made sheer these people had all the supplies they needed, the military force, and made it one the greatest fighting force in the world and a lot of that is attributable to senator inouye. talk can about bipartisanship, he lived that. he was a fine democrat. he was a progressive democrat and was proud of that. but he never hesitated to cross over and work with other senators, and the best example of that was senator stevens, who was killed in an airplane crash recently in alaska. hawaii and alaska, these two fine men representing the two newest states to the union, became like brothers, and that is the truth. so, mr. president, it's really a shame that dan isn't with us anymore. he was never afraid to speak out against discrimination nation and was an important advocate for hawaiians and a asia pacific islanders. and he was chair of a committee, it wasn't a committee many people knew much about. senator inouye made it a powerful committee. he traveled the country, receiving all
le iraq 1, 2, afghanistan. but he made sheer these people had all the supplies they needed, the military force, and made it one the greatest fighting force in the world and a lot of that is attributable to senator inouye. talk can about bipartisanship, he lived that. he was a fine democrat. he was a progressive democrat and was proud of that. but he never hesitated to cross over and work with other senators, and the best example of that was senator stevens, who was killed in an airplane crash...
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just in iraq and afghanistan during the wars, we built $6 billion worth of roads. meanwhile, we've got problems here. i've got two bridges in my state they don't have the money to repair because we're too busy repairing some other country's roads. there are people in this body, the majority of them here think let's keep spending this money. the majority of the american people don't think it's a good idea, and i hope they'll wake up and call their senators and call their congressmen and say this is absurd and it must end. this is a very simple amendment. spend one year on the emergency funds, $9 billion, and offset it by cutting foreign aid overseas. and i urge my colleagues to support this amendment. the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: i.d. like to respond and inform my colleagues what would happen if this amendment were adopted by the body. the foreign aid budge is less than 20% of the total budget. it has been reduced. a lot of the things senator paul said about money being wasted is very much true in the past. president bush looke
just in iraq and afghanistan during the wars, we built $6 billion worth of roads. meanwhile, we've got problems here. i've got two bridges in my state they don't have the money to repair because we're too busy repairing some other country's roads. there are people in this body, the majority of them here think let's keep spending this money. the majority of the american people don't think it's a good idea, and i hope they'll wake up and call their senators and call their congressmen and say this...
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of the region, toppling of saddam hussein, a complete makeover of the region, a democratization in iraq perhaps would have spillover effects were simply pushed away all the power of the palestinian issue. but i think it is sometimes difficult for americans to understand how radioactive it is at the core of politics in the region. there are many things going on, and you can find any egyptian on any given day is thinking more about what his country's going to be like in the next year and in the next five years than is happening in gaza. but as soon as you bring on, turn onal al-jazeera and he sees what's going on in gaza, it brings it all back. it's not just about the pal stints, it's about the relationship of the region to the great powers also and the demand that has been so profoundedly powerful in the region that the great powers respond on the this, respond to that. so i think that there's a great deal of urgency with the iranian issue. i think america has to, is going to have to work as the middleman , one side relationship, basically, of restraint preventing israel from going off h
of the region, toppling of saddam hussein, a complete makeover of the region, a democratization in iraq perhaps would have spillover effects were simply pushed away all the power of the palestinian issue. but i think it is sometimes difficult for americans to understand how radioactive it is at the core of politics in the region. there are many things going on, and you can find any egyptian on any given day is thinking more about what his country's going to be like in the next year and in the...
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this has repeated and repeated and iraq. it's, i think one of the real tragedies is a lot of these people went to syria to fully, and they are not getting it from both sides. they are getting it from the state and they're getting it from whatever the rebellion is made up of, which is changing every day. so we have that with the christians in the wake of the jews being -- a man, an old man who had to fully in 1970 with his wife. and he said the christians didn't see the writing on the wall. they didn't see coming. and they should have seen it coming. because saturday people, sunday people. same thing in egypt air egypt is at terrible risk now. there's a huge christian population. what's happening is, the ones who are rich are leaving are the ones who can afford a lawyer or an air ticket are leaving. but what's left are the very poor. where are they going to go on foot likes sudan? libby and israel. israel is putting another wall up because they get so many infiltrators from african countries that they don't know what to do wi
this has repeated and repeated and iraq. it's, i think one of the real tragedies is a lot of these people went to syria to fully, and they are not getting it from both sides. they are getting it from the state and they're getting it from whatever the rebellion is made up of, which is changing every day. so we have that with the christians in the wake of the jews being -- a man, an old man who had to fully in 1970 with his wife. and he said the christians didn't see the writing on the wall. they...